To simulate intense crashes with modern cars, Volvo decided a standard laboratory test was not powerful enough. The solution? Gravity. Volvo thus dropped 10 new cars (sad!) from a crane over an impact site that was ready with video cameras and a bunch of Swedish first responders, who then tried …
Read More »Electric Vehicles Deserve a New EPA Range Test
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver From the September 2020 issue of Car and Driver. There are a number of factors that make an EV’s EPA range unachievable in real-world driving at the highway speeds where range matters most. For starters, EVs can benefit from the EPA test’s speed fluctuations via regenerative …
Read More »Infiniti Introduces Digital Purchasing and At-Home Test Drives
Infiniti Now is the name of the upscale brand’s digital shopping and at-home test drive and delivery service. Potential buyers of an Infiniti can take care of all the preliminary hassle of buying a car without leaving the house and can schedule a 24-hour at-home test drive. The service center …
Read More »1993 Porsche 911 Speedster Road Test
Originally from the September 1993 Issue. Here’s a simple test to determine if you suffer from attention-deficit disorder. Okay, you’re still reading. That’s a good sign. But you still might have the other attention-deficit disorder, the one where no one notices you or listens to you, no matter what. HIGHS: …
Read More »Our VW Atlas Nears the End of its Test: Is it Love or Hate?
30,000-Mile Update Sometimes it feels like we’re piling on. When one of us starts complaining about a car, it’s all too easy to join in. We summarized a few negative comments about our Volkswagen Atlas and its lack of Germanic driving verve in its last update. But not everyone has …
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